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Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
7 With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words;[a] but fear God.
8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter; for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. 9 But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a king for a ploughed field.[b]
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- Ecclesiastes 5:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
- Ecclesiastes 5:9 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New International Version
7 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.(A)
Riches Are Meaningless
8 If you see the poor oppressed(B) in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still. 9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
King James Version
7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
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Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New King James Version
7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But (A)fear God.
The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (B)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [a]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (C)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
9 Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
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